United States v. Mark Kuhrt

JENNIFER WALKER ELROD, Circuit Judge:

Appellants Mark Kuhrt and Gilbert Lopez challenge their convictions and sentences on multiple counts of wire fraud and conspiracy. Appellants argue insufficiency of the evidence and errors at trial, involving the district court’s jury instructions and exclusion of certain expert testimony. Appellants also assert numerous procedural and substantive errors regarding then-sentences. We AFFIRM.

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Kuhrt and Lopez were both employees of Allen Stanford’s investment companies for over a decade. During that time, Stanford ran a multi-billion dollar Ponzi scheme and…